William Chrisman High School - Gleam Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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Miss MCIFY R. Lucas Miss Louise McDonald Faculty lSS LUCAS has no light task in teaching modern and American history, but she finds time to devote to another phase ot school Work. Her efforts are directed toward making our school paper correct in every detail. As a director in the speech department, Miss McDonald has contributed toward the development of interest in speech Work among Chrisman students. Classes in American history and junior English are her daily Work. She also works with Miss Wilson in sponsoring the As-You-Like-It Dramatic Club. Although a newcomer to our teaching staff this year, Mr. Martin has rapidly taken his place in school atiairs. I-le trains and directs the R. O. T. C. band and has co-sponsored the Athenian Literary Society. His Wide experi- ence and intense and varied interests make his classes in chemistry and physics among the most constructive in our curriculum. Students particularly appreciate his keen personal interest in their progress and ambitions. , Miss McCray heads the cooking department, and it is probably a com- pliment to her teaching methods that the cooking classes are liked by boys as well as girls. The Home Economics Club which she leads is a popular activity. 21 Mr. Frank E. Martin Miss Vergie McCray

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Miss Ada Fallon Mr, Ray F. French I Miss Emina C. Hill Mr, Charles Huhn Y N ADDITION to her classroom duties of teaching second year shorthand and typing, Miss Ada Fallon spends much time out of class giving dictation to students preparing for contest Work. She also acts as sponsor for the Commercial Club and the junior class, and has devoted much effort toward the success of the junior play. A popular member of the faculty is Mr. Ray French, Who capably in- structs the boys' gym classes and teaches hygiene. He also sponsors the inter-class basketball tournaments which are held in the boys' gym and provide a noon-hour pastime for many students. Miss Emina Hill becomes acquainted with a great number of students by teaching sophomore, junior, and senior English classes. Through her diligent Work in sponsoring the Gleam literary staff she is responsible for a great deal of the Gleam's success. This year she has also acted as sponsor for the newly formed Hobby Club. V Mr. Charles Huhn, coach of the football and basketball teams, deserves much credit for the success achieved by both teams this year. ln addition to his athletic instruction, Mr. H h t h history. u n eac es classes in hygiene and European 20

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Miss Dorothy Orr q Mr L E. Morris Miss Thelma Myers A Mr. Earl Page R. MORRIS teaches one of the most popular of the Chrisman industrial art courses, mechanical drawing. l-le has an even wider influence through another of his school activities. His work it is to print attendance slips, absence and tardy admits, report cards, tickets and programs for all school games, plays, and other functions requiring them. Miss Myers finds that the time and energy required to teach bookkeep- ing, shorthand, and typing to her many students, and to drill them for the Warrensburg contest in the spring quite complete her school life. Miss Orr assists Miss Smith in the direction of the many functions of our music department. We see the satisfactory result of theirtwork shown in the school's orchestra, and choruses, and particularly in this year's operetta. As a teacher of physics, Mr. Page has a good deal to keep him busy. However, he has always had a great enthusiasm for dramatics, both as an actor and as a director, and he assists the student directors of the one-act plays for the play contest and is sponsor of the William Chrisman Dramatic Club. 22